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UK hung a new banner in Rupp Arena to honor the Cats’ trip to the National Championship game.
Calipari thanks UK fans for support throughout season By Kevin Erpenbeck kerpenbeck@kykernel.com
The UK basketball team was greeted with cheers and jubilation when it returned to Rupp Arena after finishing as the runner-up in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Thousands of fans gathered to welcome the Cats home as part of a seasonending celebration for the team. Tickets to the event were distributed for free early Tuesday morning. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart thanked all the fans who came to the event to show their appreciation for the team, comparing it to the celebration that followed the 2011-12 National Championship season for UK. “We made this ride from the airport to (Rupp Arena) two years ago, and I forgot how emotional it was to see the fans line the streets to thank this group of basketball players,” Barnhart said. “We’re indebted to you for your devotion to this program.” UK defeated four teams that were seeded higher than it during the tournament and became just the third 8-seed to make a National Championship appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Cats were defeated by 7-
seed UConn on Monday in the championship game. Head coach John Calipari spoke about the Cats’ 2013-14 season and tournament experience, calling it an “unbelievable journey” for the entire team. “We started climbing that mountain, and we slipped a couple of times,” Calipari said of the season. “But (this team) kept climbing, and in the end, there were two of us at the top of that mountain. No one else made it there.” Calipari said he knows the players will look back on the season and recall it with fond memories.
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We finished second in the entire country. That’s quite the accomplishment.” JOHN CALIPARI Head coach
“These kids will be able to tell their grandkids one day about the journey they shared and the experience they had on this team,” Calipari said. “They can tell
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UK forward Marcus Lee shook hands with fans at Blue Grass Airport after the Cats returned from Texas on Tuesday. them they were given the worst possible seed in the NCAA Tournament and continued to fight back after trailing by double digits in every game.” In the end, the Cats should feel proud of how they finished the season, Calipari said. “We finished second in the entire country,” he said. “That’s quite the accomplishment.” Senior Jon Hood also thanked the fans for their support throughout his career at UK. “You all supported us through the ups and downs on the year and continued to come out and see us no matter how we were playing,” Hood said. “Thanks for supporting (this team) and me individually for five years. You guys are the greatest fans in the country, and I’ll never forget it.”
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Head coach John Calipari recounted the Cats’ 2013-14 season during a celebration Tuesday at Rupp Arena.“These kids will be able to tell their grandkids one day about the journey they shared,” he said.
Organizations urge students to ‘kick butts’ Event aimed to raise awareness of tobacco-free policy on campus By Nick Ritter news@kykernel.com
The UK cheerleading squad and other students gathered at the Rose Street Walkway on Tuesday to promote UK’s tobacco-free campus and spread awareness of the dangers of smoking. For fourth year, UK Kicks Butts Day celebrated UK’s tobacco-free policy, which has prohibited all use of tobacco products on campus grounds since 2009. “About 8,000 people die (from smoking) every year
in Kentucky,” said Fadyia Lowe, health education and marketing coordinator for University Health Service. “It’s a pretty day, and we’re just trying to celebrate that our campus is tobaccofree.” A large white sheet covered in handprints hung off the Rose Street Parking Garage adjacent to the walkway. Each handprint represented five Kentuckians who had lost their lives because of smoking. The event was put on by the Tobacco-free Taskforce, University Health Service, Student Health Advisory
Vacant house set on fire on State St. Officials unsure if incident was related to game crowds
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Members of UK groups near the W.T. Young Library encouraged people to quit smoking. Campus has been tobacco-free since 2009. Council and College of Pharmacy. “We’re out here to warn people about the sneaky
ways tobacco gets into your life,” said Kevin Denehy, a See TOBACCO on page 2
A vacant house on State Street “was intentionally set” on fire early Tuesday morning, Lexington fire Battalion Chief Mark Harvey said. Harvey said firefighters responded to 224 State St. at around 4 a.m. He did not yet know if the fire was related to crowd activity on State Street, where hundreds gathered after UK’s National Championship loss to UConn on Monday night. The activity included couches and Tshirts set on fire in the area.
“We are not willing to come out and say that (the fire was related to the State Street crowd),” Harvey said. “It was far enough after the fact that you can draw your own conclusions.” Harvey did not have details from investigators regarding where the fire started or what happened. The crowd dispersed a few hours before the fire was started, he said. There were no suspects as of Tuesday afternoon. STAFF REPORT
UK testing new treatment for Parkinson’s Doctor hopes it could halt or reduce disease’s effects By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
Dr. Craig van Horne is testing a unique treatment for Parkinson’s disease in UK’s College of Medicine. He said that a new surgical procedure involves the insertion of peripheral nerve
tissue from the body into areas of the brain that have been damaged by Parkinson’s while also implanting a neurostimulator. If a piece of peripheral nerve tissue, from the ankle, in this instance, is put into the central nervous system, that tissue’s regenerative
properties may allow the brain’s cells to heal themselves, van Horne said. “This may lower medication usage and/or improve gait, balance and movement speed in these patients,” wrote Greg Gerhardt, director of the UK’s Center for Microelectrode Technology,
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in an email to the Kernel. The disease manifests itself in tremors, rigidity, slowness and impaired balance and coordination in patients. It can be treated through drug therapy and deep brain stimulation, by inserting a neurostimulator used to target specific areas of the brain and encourage See TREATMENT on page 2
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Fire department officials said the vacant house at 224 State St. was intentionally set on fire at around 4 a.m. Tuesday.
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Syrian economy could take 30 years to recover By John Zarocostas McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT)
GENEVA — Businesses across Syria have been devastated by the destruction inflicted by the traumatic threeyear civil war, and the economy could take 30 years to recover to its pre-conflict level, a United Nations survey published Wednesday warns.
The fighting “saw the economy lose a total of $84.4 billion over the first two years of the conflict. … Even if the conflict ceased now and GDP (gross domestic product) grew at an average rate of 5 percent each year, it is estimated that it would take the Syrian economy 30 years to return to the economic level of 2010,” it said.
During the war, Syria has experienced “massive de-industrialization, dilapidation and degradation,” the study said. Capital flight — people getting their money out of the country — has been massive. “This is the first study of its kind and provides hard statistical evidence of the tragic and widespread impact
the conflict is having on lives and livelihoods across Syria,” said Chris Gunness, spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which undertook the survey as part of its responsibilities for assisting Palestinian refugees. The survey polled clients of the agency’s micro-finance loan program in Syria
and found that nearly threequarters had been displaced from their homes. In the Yarmouk district of Damascus, a heavily Palestinian area that once held 160,000 residents, 89 percent of residents had fled, the survey found. Nearly 56 percent of those surveyed said their homes had been damaged
and 14 percent said their homes had been destroyed. The report based its survey on a random sample taken from among 8,000 business people, both Palestinians and Syrians, participated in the micro-finance program. Of those, 840 were selected to take part in the current survey; 541 fully completed the poll.
from the front page TREATMENT Continued from page 1 normal movement, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Parkinson’s is also chronic and progressive, meaning that it takes place over a relatively long period of time and gradually worsens, according to the institute’s website. Van Horne and his team will evaluate several trial patients throughout one year in areas like mood and cogni-
tion, daily activities, motor function and response to medication using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale. “We want to see if the patients are actually getting better over time or whether they are actually not getting worse,” van Horne said. Although drug treatments and deep brain stimulation are FDA-approved, van Horne said that drugs tend to work for shorter periods of time per dose as the disease progresses. Deep brain stimulation lengthens the drugs’ efficacy, but does little to help Parkin-
son’s patients directly, van Horne said. The goal of the research initiative at UK is to find a treatment that slows or stops the disease process, Gerhardt said. The peripheral nervous system consists of the nerve tissue branching out through the body from the brain and spine, which constitute the central nervous system, van Horne said. The technique is being tested to determine whether the new tissues from the peripheral nervous system can lend regenerative properties to the brain.
If a person injures the brain and spinal cord, that tissue cannot be regrown, van Horne said. Not so for the peripheral nervous system, which produces some of the growth agents that have shown promise in his research. Van Horne hopes that this new procedure could halt or reverse the onset of Parkinson’s, but added that only time will tell the scope and degree of the treatment’s effectiveness. “That’s what we’re after,” van Horne said. “Anything we can do to help our patients.”
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TOBACCO Continued from page 1 College of Pharmacy intern who volunteered to help with the event. “We want people to kick butts.” Chris Terry, also a volunteer from the College of Pharmacy, said students should be proactive in the fight against tobacco use on campus. “The policy gives a person a reason to speak up,” Terry said. “To say, ‘Hey, this is a tobacco-free campus.’ ”
The policy has been effective, Lowe said. “We’re seeing a decrease in the amount of smokers,” Lowe said. “Many of them say going to school or work on a tobacco-free campus makes them want to quit.” Sarah Langford, a University Health Service worker, played the role of Alex Trebek at the tobacco “Jeopardy!” booth. “I would say the policy has helped reduce the number of student smokers,” Langford said. “But unfortunately it’s still present.”
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Medical marijuana users take complaints to Congress
The calm after the storm
200 advocates participate in 2nd annual lobbying day By Rob Hotakainen McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT)
WASHINGTON — In January, President Barack Obama said reclassifying marijuana and making it legal in any way “is a job for Congress.� “It’s not something by ourselves that we start changing,� Obama said in an interview with CNN. In February, 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives shot back in a letter to the president, telling Obama he should use his executive power to make the change on his own. Caught in the middle are the more than 1 million Americans who use marijuana for their physical and psychological ailments. They don’t like the situa-
tion, saying they face daily uncertainty about whether they’ll be able to get the drug they need or whether they’ll be arrested for possessing it. “Without cannabis, I can’t get out of bed,� said Steph Sherer, the founder and executive director of a group called Americans for Safe Access. On Monday, the medical pot users took their complaints to Congress. Concluding a three-day conference in Washington, the group organized 200 medical marijuana advocates from 37 states — a collection of patients, doctors, scientists, lawyers and others — for its second annual lobbying day on Capitol Hill, lining up more than 300 meetings with legislative of-
fices. Pot backers say Congress needs to get involved to resolve a growing conflict between state and federal laws. They expressed hope that change could be in the offing after Attorney General Eric Holder told a House subcommittee Friday that the Obama administration is ready to tackle the issue. While stressing that “ultimately Congress would have to change the law,� Holder said, “I think our administration would be willing to work with Congress if such a proposal were made.� He’s expected to field questions on the topic again Tuesday when he appears before the House Judiciary Committee for a hearing on oversight of the Justice Department.
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A lone police officer walks down State Street in the early morning hours Tuesday following the National Championship game chaos. Around 2 a.m., Lexington police began to clear the area around State and Elizabeth streets. Pepper spray was used to disperse crowds and several people who resisted were detained.
China’s tiger parks under fire from conservationists By Stuart Leavenworth McClatchy Foreign Staff (MCT)
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Siberian tigers rip apart a chicken tossed out the window of an SUV at the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park in Harbin, China.
HARBIN, China — The tourists piled into the bus, which took them through a series of gates into an enclosed, snow-covered field. Within minutes, the bus — modified so that a steel cage covered the windows — was surrounded by more than 20 Siberian tigers. A Toyota Land Cruiser pulled into the enclosure and someone inside tossed out two live chickens that landed near the left side of the bus. Cameras clicked and blood splattered. Within seconds,
the tigers had ripped the birds apart. As inhumane as this scene from February might appear, it is just a small part of what happens each day at China’s “tiger farms.� Sanctioned by the government but accused of routinely violating Chinese laws and international agreements, these farms exist mainly to breed and kill tigers for the marketing of pelts and tiger bone wine. A visit by a McClatchy reporter to China’s two largest tiger farms, in the northern city of Harbin and in the southern city of Guilin, found animals in deplorable
conditions. In both cities, merchants openly sold bone wine, despite a 1993 ban by China on bone products sourced from both domesticated and wild tigers. China’s treatment of tigers was further thrust into the spotlight last week, when 15 people in south China were arrested for killing at least 10 of the big cats. According to a newspaper, the Nanfang Daily, the tigers were killed to provide entertainment and fresh meat for businessmen hoping to show off their wealth in the city of Zhanjiang, in Guangdong province.
Animal welfare experts say such incidents demonstrate that the Chinese government has done little to enforce its 1993 ban on the trade in tiger bones, a requirement of the U.N. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which Beijing has ratified. “China’s wildlife law has all kinds of problems,� said Toby Zhang, a Chengdubased researcher for Animals Asia Foundation, a nonprofit organization. “It effectively encourages people to breed tigers and other animals and use their parts for commerce.�
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UK in trouble if poor play continues
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Junior Thomas Bernal celebrates a home run on Tuesday, April 1. Bernal finished 1-for-4 from the plate in UK’s loss Tuesday.
Baseball defeated by Morehead St. Cats’ comeback falls short after rain delays game for 90 minutes By Joshua Huff sports@kykernel.com
A listless performance by the UK baseball team seemed appropriate in the rainy weather Tuesday, as the Cats’ pitching and offense failed to click in a 6-4 loss to Morehead State. Coming off an impressive weekend series win against No. 15 Florida, No. 12 UK (22-11) failed to match the energy of Morehead State (16-16). Head coach Gary Henderson was not pleased with his team’s offensive performance in the first five innings. “We were not ourselves
offensively, there’s no question,” Henderson said. “We didn’t get a hit till the fifth inning. We certainly fought at the end.” Morehead State junior Luke Schneider (2-2) held the Cats’ bats in check, taking a no hitter into the fifth inning. Junior Thomas Bernal broke up the no-hit bid in the fifth. He finished 1-for-4 from the plate. UK found itself in a hole early, allowing a run in each of the first two innings as the Eagles took advantage of poor pitching and an offensive no-show from the SEC offensive leader. Sophomore lefty Ryne Combs (1-2) struggled to
find any consistency during his three innings of work. He allowed three runs on five hits. The Cats failed to record a hit in the first four innings. Despite a sizzling start against No. 15 Florida, the Cats offense struggled against Schneider. He entered the game with a 6.60 earned run average but allowed no runs and no hits through four innings. A 90-minute rain delay provided no solace for UK as Morehead State jumped out to a 6-1 lead off a Robby Spencer two-run home run in the seventh. Junior A.J. Reed, the Louisville Slugger National
Player of the Week, brought in the first run for UK in the sixth. UK threatened in the eighth, scoring two runs off of poor fielding by the Eagles, but came up short when sophomore Kyle Barrett struck out, stranding senior Micheal Thomas on third. The Cats managed only five hits against an Eagles pitching staff that had a combined ERA of 6.37 entering the game.
Next Game Who: UK vs. Missouri When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. Where: Cliff Hagan Stadium
Cats overpower Wright State, 9-1
Running backs see shake-up
UK made 6 runs in 4th inning
Transfers, freshmen brought in to shore up the roster
By Justin Chartrand sports@kykernel.com
Sophomore Nikki Sagermann led the Cats with three runs batted in in a six-run fourth inning, pushing No. 11 UK softball to a victory over Wright State on Tuesday at John Cropp Stadium. The Cats knocked in six runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as Sagermann, senior Lauren Cumbess, junior Griffin Joiner and senior Emily Gaines all drove in at least one run. Cumbess got things rolling for UK with an RBI single, giving the Cats an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Wright State knotted things up in the top of the third inning after an error by sophomore Ansley Smith. “I’m never happy with defensive mistakes,” UK head coach Rachel Lawson said. “We just need to get back to practice, hit some ground balls, make them feel good about themselves, move fast and I think we’ll be all right.” The Raiders had the bases loaded and were threatening to take the lead in the top of the third inning. But sophomore pitcher Kelsey Nunley was able to get out of the jam and keep the game tied at 1-1 going into the bottom of the third inning. “Kelsey came out, she looked strong, she was throwing the ball hard,” Lawson said. “Kelsey looked great.”
UK quickly regained control after an RBI triple by sophomore Darington Richardson propelled the Cats to a 3-1 lead. “I really liked that Darington Richardson came out, she really took advantage of her opportunities,” Lawson said. Sagermann continued her tear at the plate and smashed in her three RBIs. “Honestly, my whole approach at bat has been just to execute for my team,” Sagermann said. The Cats held an eightrun lead going into the top of the fifth inning and needed three outs to end the game on a run roll. Nunley retired three straight batters and picked up her team-leading 15th win of the season. “In the fourth inning we really came out swinging and scored a bunch of runs and took care of business the way that we talked about in pregame,” Lawson said. “Overall, I was really happy with our performance.” The Cats will cap off their 15-game home stand on Wednesday against Mississippi Valley State at John Cropp Stadium.
Next Game Who: UK vs. Mississippi Valley State When: Wednesday at 5 p.m. Where: John Cropp Stadium
By Matt Overing movering@kykernel.com
UK running backs saw their fair share of abuse in 2013. The Cats finished last in the SEC in rushing attempts and third-to-last in yards per attempt. Nearly one-third of those attempts were made by sophomore quarterbacks Jalen Whitlow and Maxwell Smith. In 2014, the running backs situation is murky. Senior Raymond Sanders (eight starts last season) and sophomore Dyshawn Mobley (one start) are gone, but UK will bring in four running backs to shore up the position. Braylon Heard, a junior, transferred from Nebraska. Demitrious Davis, a sophomore, transferred from Pittsburgh. Early-enrollee Mikel Horton (Lakota West High School, West Chester, Ohio) and Stanley “Boom” Williams (George Walton Academy, Monroe, Ga.) are two talented freshmen who could see the field. They’ll be challenging incumbent sophomore Jojo Kemp, a fan favorite for his dynamic runs (he led the team with 482 yards last year) and incoming junior Josh Clemons, who sat out last year due to injury but has impressed coaches in spring practice. “All during our winter
Unusually, unexpectedly and in an untimely manner, UK’s bats froze against Morehead State. To make matters worse, they froze against an opposing pitcher who had a 6.60 earned run average. For a UK team defined by its powerful offense, the Cats underperformed against a pitcher they should have had no problem with. But Morehead and its junior pitcher Luke Schneider stifled and stunned UK for most of the game. Schneider pitched five innings of one-hit baseball against the Cats before a 90-minute rain delay. Schneider returned after the delay to record one more out before leavKEVIN ing the game. ERPENBECK The temporary weather delay gave the Cats a glimmer of hope to Kernel columnist pull out the victory, as the Eagles made errors late in the game. But even with the free runs handed to them, the Cats couldn’t muster up much more of an offense on their own, collecting four more hits in a 6-4 loss. Without its usual dynamic offense, UK couldn’t undo its shortcomings on the mound. Sophmore Ryne Combs gave up three runs and five hits in just three innings of work. The poor showing couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Cats. They’re in the thick of a congested SEC race and could use any boost of confidence they can get before they face another conference foe. Instead, they took a shot to the mouth from a non-conference opponent, lowering their confidence just before they face Missouri on Friday. Granted, Missouri is not exactly a threat to UK, as the Tigers are dead last in the conference and the only SEC team with a sub .500 record. Add on the fact that they have to face UK at Cliff Hagan Stadium, and the threat of the Tigers is even less. But the home field advantage did nothing for the Cats against Morehead. It will spell trouble for them if they see another home loss against Missouri. UK can only hope that an abnormal performance like this is just a rare occurrence on the season, rather than let it become a precursor of things to come.
stuff, (Clemons) has been the biggest positive surprise to me,” said offensive coordinator Neal Brown. “Anything he can give us is a plus because he’s had so much adversity. We’re going to take care of him, he’s not going to go any back-toback days in spring.” Clemons was hurt last summer. Heard and Kemp have battled injuries this spring, opening the door for Horton to receive more time with the first team. Head coach Mark Stoops likes Horton’s size (6-foot-1, 236 pounds) and skill combination. “He’s getting a bunch of reps,” Stoops said. “He’s a long way off, but he’s what PHOTO BY TESSA LIGHTY | STAFF we want talent-wise. It’s good experience for him Running back Jojo Kemp, who will return next season as a sophomore, led the team last year with 482 yards. right now.” Running backs coach Chad Scott said that Horton Returning needs to run more north and south and less east-to-west. Freshman Jojo Kemp Scott also commented on the depth at the running Sophomore Josh Clemons back position compared with Sophomore Demitrious Davis last year. “I’ve got a stable,” Scott said. “I’ve got some talent. Junior Braylon Heard These guys push each other. Leaving It’s competitive out there.” Heard is the most explo- Senior Raymond Sanders sive horse in the stable, he Sophomore Dyshawn Mobley said. “He still has to work on some things, but he has Incoming breakaway speed that we didn’t have last year,” Scott Stanley “Boom” Williams said. “He can score from Mikel Horton* anywhere on the field.” *Early Enrollee
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3 BR-Preleasing for July/August. 1 block to UK! Walking distance to downtown! Starting at $395/BR. W/D, parking. Call (859) 523-2363 or www.touchstonerentals.com. 3 BR/2.5 BA townhouse. Available July/August. Open floor plan. Large bedrooms. Walk to campus. W/D, dishwasher. Parking included. $990/month. Call (859) 533-2581. Deluxe 3BR/2BA apartments, 8-minute walk to campus. One available now, some available Fall 2014 pre-lease. No pets. All electric. Assigned parking. 277-4680 or 619- 2468. Going fast! 3BR/2BA large apartment preleasing for August. Near campus. W/D, dishwasher, all electric, energy efficient, parking. Contact Adam at (859) 338-8243.
6 BR/2 BA. Central heat/air, W/D connections, offstreet parking. $1,600/month plus utilities. 608 E. High St., across from Woodland Park. Available August. (859)338-7005. 6 BR/3 BA-walk to campus! $360/BR. Worry-free Utilities. Huge rooms, W/D. Parking & porch/deck. Call/text (859) 3331388 or jessie@kampusproperties.com. Edgemore Manor: 6 BR/4 ½ BA. Large kitchen, LR, DR, den, hardwood floors, Florida room, basement. W/D, 2 car garage, lots of parking. On an acre lot close to UK, Arboretum, shopping and restaurants. Available after June 1. $2,600/month, plus utilities and security deposit. One year lease. No pets. References required. Call owner for information and appointment, (859) 3336489.
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For Rent
Come cook with us at University Trails! Offering resort style grills, a spacious, pet friendly community, and all-inclusive rent at $399! Call (859) 258-2039 for affordable student living. Sublease needed now. Female or male student. Call landlord/owner Dennis at (859) 983-0726 or www.sillsbrothers.com.
For Sale
Moving Sale: furniture, kitchen ware, cleaning appliances, books, movies, TV and more. $5 & up. (859) 401-2100.
Help Wanted
AAA is hiring FT, PT and seasonal Call Center customer service representatives! Various schedules available. Apply to AAA, 3008 Atkinson Avenue, Lexington.
Attn Graduating Students: In need of FT Ophthalmic Technician. No exp necessary, will train. Competitive pay & benefits. Send resumes to busymedicalpractice@gmail.com Busy Physical Therapy clinic looking for PT tech help. 20-30 hours/week. Contact Dr. Ron Pavkovich, Advantage Physical Therapy at (859) 263-8080 or ron@advantageptlex.com. Customer service position at Sonny’s Cleaners. Mon-Fri, 3-6 p.m. Call for an appointment. 804 Chevy Chase Place. (859) 2667705. FT entry level purchasing assistant with great benefits. Lexington-based business. Microsoft office, purchase orders, vendor relations, data entry, daily clerical and mail duties. Send resume and cover letter to purchasing.assistant3@gmail.com. Healthy Tobacco Smokers Needed for Research Study. Researchers with the UK College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science are recruiting healthy tobacco users between the ages of 18-55 to participate in an ongoing behavioral study. Daily smokers are needed. Study involves completion of up to 9 testing sessions. Participants must be willing to abstain from tobacco for 24 hours before each testing session. Study is run in a pleasant setting during daytime hours. Qualified volunteers will be paid for their participation. To apply visit our website at http://rrf.research.uky.edu. Idle Hour Country Club seeks servers, bussers, bartenders and lifeguards. Great year-round or summer employment— close to UK. Apply in person, Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-7 p.m. No phone calls please. 1815 Richmond Rd. Lex, KY.
Lifeguards and pool managers needed. Professional Pool Management is hiring for clubs and waterparks in Lexington, Louisville, Richmond and Frankfort. $8– $15/hour. Email brad40965@aol.com for application. O’Charley’s on Nicholasville Road now hiring enthusiastic FT/PT servers, guest assistants and cooks for a fun, fast-paced environment with flexible hours. Interested candidates may apply directly at apply.ocharleys.jobs/212. Plastic surgery office near campus seeking PT accounting assistant/bookkeeper. Accounting major preferred. Email resume and availability to matt@multi-specialty.org. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are looking for individuals 21–45 years of age who have received a DUI in the last 2 years to participate in a study looking at behavioral and mental performance. Participants are compensated for their time and participation is completely confidential. For more information, call (859) 257-5794. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are conducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol and are looking for male & female social drinkers 21-35 years of age. Volunteers paid to participate. Call (859) 257- 5794. Salvage Building Materials hiring FT/PT general warehouse help. Flexible hours, no experience needed. Apply: 572 Angliana Ave., Mon-Sat, 9-5, or cabinetkings.com/job_vacancy.html. (859)255-4700. Summer Jobs–Turn Crew Labor. Forget retail and fast food – work with your hands and learn new skills! Local real estate company seeking summer help turning vacant apartments. Duties include trash-out, cleaning, basic repairs for drywall, painting, carpentry, plumbing, etc. Hourly wage $910/hour, depending on skill level. Opportunity for overtime, reliable transportation required. Great team environment. Please provide a list of skills, previous experience and summer availability to Sharon@AndersonCommunities.com. The Cellar Bar and Grille now hiring servers, hostesses and cooks. Please apply in person. 3256 Lansdowne Dr. Vincent Fister, Inc. is hiring for summer positions. $500 end of summer bonus. Starting at $10/hour. No experience required. Apply in person at 2305 Palumbo Dr. or call 859266-2153.
Professional Services
Clinical Group Supervision offered for SW and CADC candidates. Groups offered Saturdays from 10- noon. Call or email Kimberly Snapp, LCSW, CADC, for more information. 859-340-9119 or kimsnapp@trainingsunlimited.com.
Real Estate For Sale
UK PARENTS! Gated “The Oaks” 3BR/3.5BA condo. Carports, 2,000+ sf. Furniture, appliances FREE. ‘Estate’. Only $159,900. Rector Hayden Realtors, Call/text John Fister (859) 533-8777.
Roommates Wanted
Roommate needed. Two girls looking for third starting in August. Female student only. Call landlord/owner Dennis at (859) 983-0726 or www.sillsbrothers.com. Seeking one female student to share 3BR condo with 2 oth females. Walk to class. Only need bedroom furniture. $365/month, includes water, electric, cable & internet. Available 8/15/14-8/15/15. (859)814-7049 or ronbrowning@fuse.net.
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Horoscope To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries ( March 21-April 19) — Today is a 7 —Now you're cooking. Meditate on the desired flavors. Add spices as you slowly raise the heat. Sip something delicious while another's enthusiasm infuses you. Let yourself get riled up. Get others involved. Your team adds crucial supporting elements. Coordinate efforts like a dance. Taurus ( April 20-May 20) — Today is a 6 —There's more work ahead. Passions rise, and could boil over if left untended. Consider a friend's suggestion. Your team's hot... provide leadership for balance. They're backing you, so provide the same support. Blow off steam together. Clean up a mess at home and relax. Gemini ( May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 —Explore new territory today and tomorrow. Follow the money trail, and hit gold. A person of higher status can assist. Maintain your best behavior, and keep your schedule. Don't dive into deep water until you can swim. Suddenly, it all makes sense. Cancer ( June 21-July 22) — Today is a 7 —A new profitable opportunity arises before another project's done. Make plans without taking action yet. Set goals with a partner, and solicit feedback. Do the reading. Follow through on previous
obligations before changing directions, and send thank you notes to contributors. Leo ( July 23-Aug. 22) —Today is an 8 —The Moon's in your sign, favorably aspecting warrior Mars. You've got the power. Physical exercise works wonders and builds energy. A hunch could be quite profitable... check the data before compromising. You're in the spotlight, rehearsed and ready. Virgo ( Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is a 7 —Get organized with your plans today and tomorrow to manage your deadlines. Travel later. Contemplate your next move. Clarify your direction, and chart out the logistics. Review priorities, and handle previous commitments before taking on new ones. Handle chores to keep systems functioning well. Libra ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 —Play with your community today and tomorrow. Focus on partnership, and do what you promised. Together, anything's possible. Hold meetings, schmooze, and go to parties (or throw one). It's surprising what can be accomplished when people collaborate. Soak up the applause. Scorpio ( Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is an 8 —Consider new opportunities over the next two days. Discuss them with a partner. Review your resources, and restock if needed. There's a test or challenge ahead, and a boost in status with success. Provide leadership, and schedule actions. Keep your cool, and
love triumphs. Sagittarius ( Nov. 22-Dec. 21) —Today is an 8 —Today and tomorrow include expansion. Plan a trip, widen your territory, and broaden the focus of your studies. Travel and fun are favored. What do you want to learn? Emotional energy enhances an opportunity. Work to fulfill a passion. Light a fire under someone. Capricorn ( Dec. 22-Jan. 19) —Today is an 8 —The tempo's upbeat, and you're jamming. Find an area to increase efficiency, and save energy. Trust a hunch. You're gaining respect. Okay, now you can buy toys. Get a romantic surprise for your sweetie, and a little something for yourself. It's the mood that matters. Aquarius ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18) —Today is an 8 —Devote energy to a partnership today and tomorrow. Reignite common passions, and don't unveil your secret power yet. Provide well for your family and invest in your home. Exert yourself physically. Create something of value. Savor the fruits of your efforts together. Pisces ( Feb. 19-March 20) —Today is a 7 —The pace jumps with high energy today and tomorrow. Take care to avoid accidents. Throw some money at a problem. You're busy with creative projects... take one step at a time. Sort through feelings as they arise (rather than stuffing them). MCT
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Personal matters should not always lead to political scandals CHEYENE MILLER
Kernel columnist
When it comes to political scandals, there is nothing the American public loves more than one involving a politician’s personal life. From the John F. KennedyMarilyn Monroe love affair to the Monica Lewinsky Oval Office scandal, opinions come forth when a leader’s dirty laundry is aired. In fact, Americans love a good scandal even if it’s the drug scandal of a Canadian politician like Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. The most recent example is Rep. Vance McAllister, a Republican from Louisiana.
McAllister, a married man, was caught on camera kissing one of his female staffers, who is also married. The footage, which was captured in December, has already rocked the personal lives of both the congressman and his employee/lover. As intriguing as this story is, it should not influence the overall image of the congressman; a personal matter of a politician never should. Now, of course citizens expect a certain level of moral strength from their leaders, and rightfully so. To lead the greatest nation on earth, we require the greatest people on earth. But even the strongest of characters have faults. Even our nation’s greatest leaders were not immune to personal struggles. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and
Grover Cleveland allegedly fathered out of wedlock, and the framers of our Constitution drank like Denzel Washington before a 9 a.m. flight. Those were the good ol’ days, however. Technology today ensures that everything a politician does leaves a digital trail, making it that much easier to get caught. Americans need to understand this. There isn’t a human being in this country or on this planet who wouldn’t have a few dirty secrets made public if they decided to run for a federal-level public office. If and when a person does decide to run for office, he or she should follow the route of our current president. Before he even ran, President Obama released a book about his life, in which he disclosed details about his days smoking marijuana
with the “Choom Gang” in Hawaii and using cocaine in college. When Obama did run for office back in 2008, the issue of his past drug use came to light only briefly and with little impact, as he himself had already revealed the information. Conversely, President Bill Clinton faced massive public drawback and an impeachment after the details of his affair with his intern, Lewinsky, were revealed. Clinton faced much harsher judgment for his personal choices than Obama did because the latter beat the mainstream media to the punch. Which at least revealed something admirable about our culture. Cheyene Miller is a journalism and political science sophomore. Email opinions @kykernel.com.
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Street celebrations unite students PATRICK BRENNAN
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Similar headlines have been rolling out for almost two weeks now: Fans on State Street burning couches, injuries reported after Wildcats win, despicable actions by celebrating UK students, etc. Outsiders look down on the partying because of the violent and promiscuous behavior that gets all of the publicity, but they fail to acknowledge the positive aspects. Amidst all of the debauchery following UK’s basketball successes, students found unity. Of course, the violent behavior is despicable. Why does someone turn from high-fiving strangers to throwing bottles at them? I don’t think anyone wants to hurt their fellow celebrators, but drunken thrill-seeking prevails over proper judgement. Perpetrators cannot think rationally in order to be proper moral agents like the cooler heads, who look on with scorn, connecting actions with consequences. Moral agency is the ability for one to act rightly and wrongly, and it is a requirement for responsibility. We don’t blame and punish nonhuman animals for their actions because they do not have the capacity to deliberate and act rightly or wrongly. Alcohol impairs judgment and moral agency, and students shouldn’t feel the nee d to drink to the point of fully impairing their judgment and committing violent acts. A person who drinks to that point is like an accomplice to
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a crime. Despite all this, most celebrators seemed to have positive experiences. “Everybody there was really nice to each other most of the time,” freshman Mark Noblin said. “It’s just a lot of people getting together to celebrate the game. On the surface it ki nd of seems like it’s madness, but it’s really just everybody hanging out and celebrating.” While yelling and cheering like a bunch of thoughtless hooligans, we engaged in a memorable, inclusive event. I transferred to UK this semester and feared feeling like an alien in a big sea of blue. Everyone seems to have their distinct, exclusive groups such as fraternities, sororities and close-knit friends. However, the celebrations we shared, and the angry rioting we shared Monday night, united us as a coherent student body. Even when I lost my friends dodging the flames, projectiles and people in the crowd, I did not feel alone. Inclusive events like these are what shape a positive collective mindset for students. We are so often in our own worlds. Events like these bring us together. I can’t be the only one who w ill remember that feeling and adopt a more inclusive mindset as a result. If UK makes a run in the tournament next year, I’ll be the first to make sure my friends don’t drink too much before we go running to State Street to chant and cheer with our fellow students. Students need the inclusivity that events such as this one offer. Patrick Brennan is a philosophy sophomore. Email opinions@kykernel.com.
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